May
6
Sun
2018
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
May 6 all-day

The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the rate can reach about 30 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet Halley, which has known and observed since ancient times. The shower runs annually from April 19 to May 28. It peaks this year on the night of May 6 and the morning of the May 7. The waning gibbous moon will block most of the fainter meteors this year, but you should be able to catch quite A few good ones if you are patient. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.

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Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly Meeting @ George Mason University | Fairfax | Virginia | United States
This meeting is moved to a week earlier to avoid Mothers Day.  Our meetings on the second Sunday of the Month. The events are normally held evening at 7:00 pm in Research Hall Room 163 on the campus of George Mason University. Our web page, http://www.novac.com/meetings/, has directions and additional details.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday evenings!

 

 

 

 

May
13
Sun
2018
Monthly Meeting @ Online
May 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
May
18
Fri
2018
Cancelled – Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow
May 18 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Cancelled - Great Meadow Public Night @ Great Meadow

It doesn’t look like there will be a change in the weather pattern, so the public night is cancelled.

Ray Young

Great Meadow site coordinatorSee front page of NOVAC Site for changes to event.

More information about Great Meadow including directions and parking visit the Great Meadow Site page.